Muster Roll for Company E, 46th Regiment of United States Colored Infantry, April 30-June 30, 1865
THF96529 / Muster Roll for Company E, 46th Regiment of United States Colored Infantry, April 30-June 30, 1865
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Artifact Overview
Many African Americans proudly joined the Union Army during the Civil War. Though at first turned away, after May 1863 the U. S. War Department began to actively recruit African-American troops. By war's end over 180,000 men in 175 regiments had joined the United States Colored Troops. This muster roll reveals the names of men serving in Company E, 46th Regiment in 1865.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Muster roll
Date Made
1865
Subject Date
30 April 1865 - 30 June 1865
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
73.20.1630
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Frederick B. Sturm.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 21 in
Width: 30.75 in
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SetUnited States Colored Troops in the Civil War
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The United States Colored Troops (USCT) played a critical role in the Union victory during the Civil War. The U.S. War Department created the Bureau of Colored Troops on May 22, 1863, and by war's end nearly 180,000 men served in 175 regiments of USCT, 6 percent of all men in Union uniforms. After the war, veteran soldiers became teachers, preachers, land-owning farmers, and businessmen, creating new communities of free men and women.